Management of Pain in Lumbar Arthrodesis

Ketamine and Dexametasone in the Management of Pain in Lumbar Arthrodesis

KETAMINE AND DEXAMETASONE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PAIN IN LUMBAR ARTHRODESISPhase IV prospective randomized controlled single-center clinical trial to determine the effect of intravenous ketamine and dexamethasone administration perioperatively in patients undergoing lumbar arthrodesis.

The need to carry out this study is to evaluate the analgesic effects after the administration of ketamine and dexamethasone intravenously perioperatively in patients undergoing lumbar arthrodesis and, likewise, study the incidence of pain and protocolize perioperative analgesia.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or female
• Age> 18 years
• ASA I-III.
• Lumbar arthrodesis.
• Patients who have signed the preoperative informed consent for participation in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unstable coronary heart disease
• Glaucoma
• History of allergy to ketamine, dexamethasone, or morphic chloride
• Dementia or inability to understand IC and study
• Pluricomplicated diabetes mellitus difficult to control
• Patients who have taken an experimental drug 30 days before the start of the study or who are included in any type of study of an experimental drug